One of the challenges in writing about the Religious Right and what to do about it is the matter of terms and definitions. That's why I revise and update this post from time-to-time

From the earliest days of Talk to Action, we have written about how unfair labels and terms of demonization are not only inaccurate and opposed to basic standards of scholarship and journalism -- but conflict with the basic values of all people of good will. (They tend to be politically counterproductive as well.) The purpose of this post is not to go over all that again, but simply to highlight some useful resources on basic definitions and usage for those who are interested in trying to get it right.

Chip Berlet’s web site Research for Progress links to an extensive glossary sponsored by the American Sociological Association’s Social Movements Study Network.

My 2016 essay about dominionism in The Public Eye includes a definition on which Chip Berlet, Rachel Tabachnick and I collaborated and concur.

Chip Berlet's discussion at Talk to Action of the definition of "dominionism" in the wake of the media controversy in 2011 remains useful.

My 2010 essay at Religion Dispatchessorted through the problems of usage in writing about religiously motivated violence. The discussion includes the terms "faith-based," "Christian militia," and "Islamic terrorism."

In light of misguided efforts to ban the use of the term “Alt-Right” in the wake of the 2016 elections, I wrote a post here at Talk to Actionsummarizing why the term is useful and some constructive approaches to how to define and use the term.

Respect for Others? or Political Correctness? The term "political correctness" as used by Conservatives and Republicans has often puzzled me: what exactly do they mean by it? After reading Chip Berlin's piece here-- http://www.talk2action.org/story/2016/7/21/04356/9417 I thought about what he explained......MTOLincoln(5 comments)

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"Faked!" Meme Keep your eyes and ears open for a possible move to try to discredit the people openly opposing Trump and the bigots, especially people who have experienced terrorism from the "Right" (Christian Terrorism is......ArchaeoBob(8 comments)

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